Bear Cub Digest #13

Posted Date: 11/17/25 (7:24 AM)

Bear Cub Digest

Parent & Community Newsletter

November 17, 2025

PM2 is Coming!

Narcoossee Elementary School students will be taking their second FAST Progress Monitoring (PM2) test December 1 through December 12 VPK-5). There will be specific test days for each grade level and type of test (reading or math). We are encouraging our students to show growth on their assessments from their first test taken in September to now. Students who move up an entire level (or maintain level 5) will earn a pizza party with the principal! Students who increase their points by 15 or more (VPK-2) or move an entire "bucket" (grades 3-5) will receive a party! Start encouraging your children to do their best. Please work with your students to access Progress Learning to work on their learning paths, especially on the weekends and Thanksgiving Holiday!

November Events

We have had an amazing start to the month of November! See all the things we have planned for this month below.

November Activities

11/18- SAC/PTO at 7:00 am

11/19- Paraprofessional Support Day

11/20- Dress Down Day

11/20- Choice Fair 5-7:30 Heritage Park

11/21- Student Club Day

11/24-28- No School- Thanksgiving Break

2nd Grade Service Project a Success!

Thank you for your support of the 2nd Grade service project. Students in second grade collected animal shelter donations and packed them in cars to take to the various shelters just in time for the holidays! Thank you for helping our students be leaders in their community.

5th Grade Service Project

Part of our Leader in Me initiative is to expose our students to ways to be leaders in our community. This is the last week to support our grade service project - the November giveback. This project will support the Osceola County Food Friends. Our 5th graders are collecting non- perishable food items starting tomorrow November 7th through November 20th. Please help our fifth-grade leaders support families in need this holiday season!

November Habit Homework

The November Habit Homework is due Friday! We are currently still at 10% participation. Please help us reach our goal of 25%!!!

Here are the current classes with the most participation!!

Kindergarten: Mozroll

First: Macaluso

Second: Callahan

Third: Osborne

Fourth: Moschiano & Hayes (tie)

Fifth: Barnes

*Kindergarten & Third Grade are tied with the most participation!

*Osborne & Barnes classes are tied with the most participation!

Thank you again for all you do to help support our Leader in Me!!

Progress Learning Thanksgiving Challenge!

Your child now has access to the valuable online tool, Progress Learning. Teachers have been working with your children to develop their learning paths based on their diagnostic assessments. This means the program will have some needed lessons and activities for your child based on their learning needs (reading, math, and science). This program is fun and easy to use; Progress Learning provides many features that will help your child succeed. Please encourage your children to use this valuable resource at home. We have a Thanksgiving Challenge coming up for students in 3rd - 5th grades, who engage in this excellent resource over the Thanksgiving Break!

Picture of progress learning monitoring area.

Students Monitor Their Progress

Students can monitor their progress by clicking on "My Study Plan" on the left side of the page and choosing a subject area. Progress Learning's Galaxy Star system will indicate mastery by standard. We rewarded students with a certificate for being early earners of galaxy stars!!! Let us continue this push as we approach the end of the semester. Please remember that students will have individualized learning paths within Focus Areas based on their performance in Standards.

Academic Corner: Anchor Charts

At NCES, all classrooms have visual displays of learning that act as resources for student use. One such display is called an anchor chart. An anchor chart is a visual aid, like a poster, created with students during a lesson to "anchor" or anchor learning by capturing key information, strategies, or concepts. These charts can be co-created interactively, with students helping to fill in details, and are displayed in the classroom for students to refer to during independent work. They are versatile tools used across various subjects to help students remember and recall important information.

Key features of anchor charts:

Collaborative creation: They are often made with student input to ensure the information is relevant and memorable for them.
Visual support: They provide a clear, visual reference for the class on concepts, procedures, or skills being taught.
Classroom resource: Once created, they remain visible in the classroom so students can use them for future reference.
Interactive and dynamic: They can be a "living document," with new information added throughout a unit to build on students' growing knowledge.
Versatile: They can be used in any subject, from math and science to reading and writing, and are especially helpful for students who need extra visual support.